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{{infobox person<br />
|name=Amalendu Biswas<br />
|occupation=Actor<br />
|birth_date=29 May 1925<br />
|death_date={{death year and age|1987|1925}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Yangon]], [[Burma]]<br />
|spouse=[[Jyotsna Biswas]]<br />
|children=[[Aruna Biswas]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Amalendu Biswas''' (1925{{snd}}1987) was a Bangladeshi stage actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=192255|title=Memorial programme on Amalendu Biswas at BSA|date=July 1, 2011|accessdate=January 26, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> Calling ''Jatra Samrat'', he specialized in ''[[Jatra (theatre)|jatra pala]]'' genre. He won ''Sequence of Merit Award'' by [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] in 1980.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/31/d412311403100.htm|title=Our Talents|date=December 31, 2004|accessdate=January 26, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] posthumously in 1989.<ref name=bio/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Biswas started his career at the [[Royal Air Force|British Royal Airforce]]. He left the service during World War II and formed a jatra troupe ''Charanika Jatra Shamaj''.<ref name=tribute>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=109873|title=Tribute to Amalendu Biswas|date=October 16, 2009|accessdate=January 26, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He performed with the troupe ''[[Natta Company]]'' while he was in Kolkata.<ref name=bio/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Biswas was married to [[Jyotsna Biswas.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/09/28/d609281402101.htm|title=Q & A : "It's embarrassing to go begging for my own money from producers" -- Aruna|date=September 28, 2006|accessdate=January 26, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> They had a daughter [[Aruna Biswas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/24/d409241402102.htm|title=Serial Biraj Bou conveys a powerful message --Aruna Biswas|date=September 24, 2004|accessdate=January 16, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
In 2003, annual ''Amalendu Biswas Memorial Award'' was launched by Bangladesh Jatra Shilpa Unnayan Parishad (BJSUP) to award notable theater actors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=12892|title=Amalenndu Biswas Memorial Award '07 announced|date=November 25, 2007|accessdate=January 26, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref name=tribute/><br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''Hitler''<br />
* ''Janoar''<br />
* ''Sirajuddaulah''<br />
* ''Ekti Paisa'' <br />
* ''Michel Modhushudan''<br />
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